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Dear Good People of Saint Bernadette, Greetings from Ephesus this evening as I write this letter. Today we visited the house of the Blessed Virgin Mary where she lived with Saint John on a high mountain ridge overlooking the ancient city until her Assumption into heaven. We then walked throught he ancient city with its…

      a message from Bishop Michael Burbidge      Bishop Burbidge has invited all parishes in our Diocese to participate in a special Week of Service this November. Saint Bernadette Church and School will join this effort by partnering with Rise Against Hunger to pack 150,000 meals that will support educational programs around…

Dear Good People of Saint Bernadette, As I write this letter it is Monday afternoon and we don’t leave for pilgrimage until Wednesday evening! Please know we will pray for you everywhere we go, and ask that you remember us, too. In case you’re curious about our journey, here is a short itinerary: Thursday, Sept…

    Watch your mailbox! All registered parishioners will be receiving our Parish Renewal Handbook, Ministry Catalog and Annual Report. Please read it! We are celebrating Commitment Sunday this weekend. Please review the book and discover how you might get involved in parish life!     Bishop Burbidge has invited all parishes in the Diocese…

Dear Good People of Saint Bernadette, Well, everybody, it is Commitment Sunday when we make a commitment to do something extra for parish life, and maybe give a little more to the offertory to help the parish keep up with the cost of living. By the time I’m preparing this letter, I haven’t heard from…

    Watch your mailbox! All registered parishioners will be receiving our Parish Renewal Handbook, Ministry Catalog and Annual Report, right about now. Please read it. Visit ministry leaders in the tents outside Masses next weekend and consider how you might get involved in parish life!     Join us for our monthly Taizé Ecumenical…

Dear Good People of Saint Bernadette, I used a quote by Pope Francis in my homily last week that has stayed with me. Do you remember as we watched him walk completely alone through an empty Saint Peter’s Square at the height of the pandemic, and the world watched Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament at…

    Watch your mailbox! All registered parishioners will be receiving our Parish Renewal Handbook, Ministry Catalog and Annual Report, probably beginning September 5. We will celebrate Parish Life Weekend September 13-14, and Commitment Sunday the following weekend. Please review the book and consider how you might get involved in parish life!     Join…

Dear Good People of Saint Bernadette, This past week we completed the Parish Renewal Handbook, Ministry Catalog, and Annual Report for 2025 and sent it to the printer. You should be receiving it in the few days around this weekend. When you get the catalog, I ask that you read it prayerfully to consider your…

    Our parish offices will be closed on Monday, 1 September, in observance of the Labor Day holiday. Please note: NO 7am Mass on Monday only     Watch your mailbox! All registered parishioners will be receiving our Parish Renewal Handbook, Ministry Catalog and Annual Report, probably beginning September 5. We will celebrate Parish Life…